Ari Kagan

Ari Kagan, CFA, currently serves as the Lead Treasury Risk Officer and Team Leader at the Inter-American Development Bank since November 2012, where responsibilities include evaluating investment and swap counterparties for a $35B portfolio and producing a comprehensive quarterly Risk Management Report. Prior to this role, Kagan held the position of Director at Bank of America from March 2007 to November 2012, specializing in commodities and natural resources, and approved transactions across various sectors. Kagan also served as Director of Global Power at Fitch Ratings, overseeing analysis of a portfolio of utilities and power generators, and was Assistant Treasurer at BNY Mellon, focusing on credit analysis and recommendations for corporate clients. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in International Finance and Business from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.